Putting Friendly Drones In Civilian Skies

September 29, 2011

Having proved their worth on the battlefield, aerial drones are waiting to serve on the home front.

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What Brazil’s No-Tell Motels Tell Us

January 14, 2011

The highways leading into any large Brazilian city offer many motel options, but be warned: The experience will not be anything like staying at a Holiday Inn Express along Interstate 95. Brazilian motels do not tout free wi-fi or continental breakfast, or even the prospect of a good night’s rest. They tout sex — and they are not subtle about it. The places typically have names like “Aphrodite” or “Unlimited …

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Defending Privacy Against Border Defenders

September 23, 2010

Interstates 89 and 91 intersect near White River Junction, Vt., about 90 miles away from the Canadian border. A mile or two farther south, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers occasionally set up roadblocks on I-91. I have been stopped several times in recent years as I drove between my homes in Vermont and New York. Each time, a uniformed agent politely inquired about my citizenship. I was always swiftly …

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In Hot Pursuit Of Publicity

August 13, 2010

Teams are in place in 35 Brazilian cities, ready to launch as soon as any of 50 global positioning devices begins to move. Technicians can follow the signal and arrive at any house in the country within days, sometimes hours. “They may get to your house as soon as you do,” said Fernando Figueiredo, the head of the operation. Figueiredo is not the chief of an elite crime fighting squad, …

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Privacy Has Its Place, But Not Necessarily At Work

July 8, 2010

If you want to keep your personal business to yourself, you should not conduct it at work — especially not on your employer’s equipment. Though it seems obvious to me, Sgt. Jeff Quon, a police officer from Ontario, Calif., had to go all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court to learn this lesson. The court ruled 9-0 in favor of the obvious, reversing a federal appellate court’s prior decision. …

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